ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment 1 Wizard of Oz A Fantasy Film

Most films can set the tone before a person even watches it by the genre it is identified with. Most films are put into different categories known as genres so everyone is aware of the type of movie they are about to watch. A genre is defined as "a type, or category, and genre films are usually easily recognizable as part of a certain genre. They tend to use familiar story formulas, character types, settings, and iconography (visual imagery with symbolic implications), all of which lead viewers to have certain expectations about what the movie will be like before actually watching it. Genre films are prime candidates for analysis to reveal significance far deeper than the surface stories. Many genres also...